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Re: Apology for OT posts

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Date Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:30:55 +1000
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On 06/07/12 12:06, John O'Hagan wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:39:20 -0600
> "Littlefield, Tyler" <tyler@tysdomain.com> wrote:
>
>> On 7/3/2012 10:55 PM, Simon Cropper wrote:
>>> Some questions to Tyler Littlefield, who started this thread.
>>>
>>> Q1 -- Did you get any constructive feedback on your code?
>>
>> I did get some, which I appreciated. someone mentioned using PyLint.
>>   From reading, I found it was really really pedantic, so I used PyFlakes
>> instead.
>>>
>>> Q2 -- Did you feel that the process of submitting your code for review
>>> met your expectation?
>>
>> There wasn't much more to review, so yes. The info I got was helpful and
>> farther than it was before I started.
>>
>>> Q3 -- Would you recommend others doing this either on this forum or
>>> other fora?
>>>
>>> It appears to me - third party watching the ongoing dialog - that the
>>> tread has gone right off topic (some time ago) and someone should
>>> really start a new thread under a new title/subject. Most of what I
>>> have read does not appear to be discussing your code or how you could
>>> improve your code.
>>>
>> I basically just stopped after a while. It got into a my language is
>> better than your language, so I didn't see much constructive info. I've
>> started reading from the bottom though, where it looks like it's back,
>> and I do appreciate the rest of the info given, as well. Thanks again
>> for the feedback.
>>
>
> As one of the perpetrators, I did apologise for being OT within the body of my
> replies to OT posts, but I see the irony. I guess I just thought somebody else
> would do it eventually. I hereby apologise for not taking the correct action,
> and vow to do so in future: to change the subject line regardless of who
> initially went OT, starting now.
>
> Regards,
> --
> John
>

thanks :)

bet this kills the conservation though...

Simon

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  Re: code review alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-06-28 20:58 -0700
    Re: code review Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-06-29 07:31 +0000
      Re: code review Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-06-29 17:42 +1000
      Re: code review "Littlefield, Tyler" <tyler@tysdomain.com> - 2012-06-29 09:03 -0600
        Re: code review Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2012-06-29 19:41 +0000
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          Re: code review "Littlefield, Tyler" <tyler@tysdomain.com> - 2012-06-29 14:49 -0600
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          Apology for OT posts (was: code review) John O'Hagan <research@johnohagan.com> - 2012-07-06 12:06 +1000
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